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1. What do you provide to Scanstate to prevent certain system settings from being migrated?
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.
A CONFIG.XML file
The domain profile not the public or private.
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.

2. What does WINRM QUICKCONFIG do?
A .WFW file
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.

3. What does DISM do?
For the drive that Windows is installed on. System protection can only be turned on for drives that are formatted using the NTFS file system.
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.
Devices and Printers Control Panel applet has a
It can enable a windows feature on an offline image with the /Enable-Feature option

4. What does Cipher /K do?
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab

5. What does Scanstate /p do?
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.

6. IPV6 is _____ on Windows 2000
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i
Not supported

7. What event viewer log is the Radius server (NPS) logs stored?
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.
Adds a file based zone
No
The local security logs.

8. How can you restrict users to create sub-folders in a dfs root share?
A user to submit a print job to a printer and manage their own print jobs through the "Manage Documents" permission granted to the Creator Owners Group. If you grant a user "Manage Documents" - then they can manage ALL jobs submitted to that printer.
They are AAAA records.
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.

9. Where is Reliability Monitor data kept?
SSL
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.
Not supported

10. What does Internet Explorer store while you are surfing using InPrivate Browsing?
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.
It is a security component that enables users to perform common tasks as non-administrators - called standard users in Windows 7 - and as administrators without having to switch users - log off - or use Run As.
Yes

11. What does Diskpart.exe do?
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
Can be used to create virtual hard disks

12. What is the default Install image from a Windows 7 Setup DVD?
No
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome

13. What does Windows XP Mode requires?
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.

14. What can Windows 7 Enterprise can be directly upgraded to?
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
It makes it easy to share your libraries and printers on a home network. You can share pictures - music - videos - documents - and printers with other people in your homegroup. The homegroup is protected with a password - and you'll always be able to
Windows 7 Ultimate.
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

15. Where should you backup to automate System Image backups and maintain multiple images?
A network location.
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.
Modify the PE image using DISM by adding the WINPE-Scripting package to BOOT.WIM
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.

16. What is Client for Microsoft Networks?
Windows PE and Windows.old.
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
dynamic drives

17. Is the DHCP automatically authorized in active directory?
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
Only a local administrator
SSL

18. What are hard disk quotas?
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
To deploy the policy and understand its impact before enforcing it.
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool replaces the pkgmgr - PEImg - and IntlConfg tools that are being retired in Windows 7. DISM provides a single centralized tool for performing all of the functions of these three tools in a mor

19. How do you secure a WSUS connection to a remote SQL server?
IPSEC
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
Modify/Create a GPO

20. What are the proven - standards-based technologies that DirectAccess is built on?
The domain profile not the public or private.
Use the route delete command.
Schedule reports - monitor attempt to save unauthorized files - and generate reports instantly.
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

21. What do Print permission only allows?
To display friendly labels to capture packet address headers.
Use the route delete command.
A user to submit a print job to a printer and manage their own print jobs through the "Manage Documents" permission granted to the Creator Owners Group. If you grant a user "Manage Documents" - then they can manage ALL jobs submitted to that printer.
If you are logged in as an administrator you can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space - from which you can create a new partition or volume. You can shrink a volume even on a Basic Disk.

22. What sites support Integrated Windows Authentication?
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.

23. What is Optimize for scalability polling mode do?
Forward to another DNS server
Hovering over a taskbar icon shows thumbnail of that program. Hovering over the thumbnail shows a preview of that program in full view. Aero Peek also refers to the "Show desktop" button to the far right of the new taskbar.
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.

24. What is Oscdimg?
Migrates EFS encrypted files?
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)

25. How many bits are in the site prefix?
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
4 (bits 53 - 56) /56 Allows for 16 regions
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.

26. What does Windows uses the index for?
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line

27. What does Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to do?
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate
Install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology - such as Windows Virtual PC - to provide a virtual Windows XP Professional SP3 environment for Windows 7 so that o
Use the "Connect to a Workplace" option
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.

28. How do you restore individual files?
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
IPV6 transition technologies
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.

29. What does netsh do?
A CA users trust or they will get error messages when trying to securely access a web site. They can avoid the error by installing the CA certificate to the Trusted Root Certificate Store.
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
On a core server

30. How do you remove a resource record from a zone file?
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.

31. What is the command line version of windows server backup?
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
Suggested Sites
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.

32. Why would you add additional drivers for the various operating systems in your organization that will be connecting to the shared printer when sharing a printer?
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
Yes
Computer certificates be installed on client computers

33. What does User Rights policy governs?
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
The domain profile not the public or private.
Who can shutdown a computer
L2TP uses IPSEC to encrypt VPN traffic - PKI is needed to issue certificates that are required by IPSEC.

34. What mode is BranchCache configured for branch offices with fewer than 50 users?
Not supported
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.
Is a command-line tool for managing BCD stores. It can be used for a variety of purposes - including creating new stores - modifying existing stores - adding boot menu options - and so on. BCDEdit serves essentially the same purpose as Bootcfg.exe on
Distributed Cache mode. In this mode - local Windows 7 clients keep a copy of the content and make it available to other authorized clients that request the same data. This eliminates the need to have a server in the branch office. However - unlike H

35. How do you configure DHCP to ignore clients on a particular subnet?
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.
Install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology - such as Windows Virtual PC - to provide a virtual Windows XP Professional SP3 environment for Windows 7 so that o

36. What is another way to deploy an application compatibility database across multiple computers?
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
Windows 7 Ultimate.
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.

37. How can you removed a stale resource record from DNS?
Configure aging and scavenging.
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
No
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones

38. What does Cipher /X do?
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
By running the Update Status summary report.
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
Use it to can backup certificates to a .PFX file that is password protected.

39. What does running network monitor in PMode do?
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.
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40. How does a autoconfiguration router or DHCP assign a IPV6 address (after the Local Link Address)?
Uncheck IPV6 from the network properties.
First the local link address sends a router discovery packet (Router Solicitation message). If the router request is received then a Public address corrosponding to the global or unique local address prefix in the message.
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic

41. How are RRAS/NPS policies evaluated?
Adds a file based zone
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.
Ina periority orderd based on the permission in the priority list. The first policy that is marked True from the conditions is selected. This order of policies can affect weather or not a user can remote access (dialup - vpn - wireless).
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.

42. What does "wbdadmin -startbackup -allcritical" do?
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.
Windows PE and Windows.old.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.

43. Does Windows 7 does have an email client like Outlook Express or Windows Mail?
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
No
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.

44. What is BranchCache?
DNS suffix search lists
The ICMP protocol.
It which enables content from file and Web servers on a wide area network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local branch office. BranchCache can improve application response time and reduce WAN traffic. Cached content can either be distributed acr
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState tools to migrate all user folders and files that resides on the root of any drive and in the Users directory. However - it does not find and migrate any application data - program files - or any

45. What protocol does Ping uses?
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
The ICMP protocol.
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.

46. What is the responsible person on a SOA records field?
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
Can be configured through a GPO
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.

47. In case the _______________ - DHCP clients can be configured with an alternative static ip address?
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.

48. What does Scanstate /GENMIGXML do?
It create a report of which files will be migrated
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
WECUTIL QC

49. How do you quickly restore a file from backup?
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo
Specified the version identifer of the back to recover in MM?DD/YYYY-HH:MM format. If the version is unknown wdadmin will get the version.
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART

50. What protocol does NAP enforce when used in 802.1x authentication?
EAP protocol.
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
Windows PE and Windows.old.
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i